On a class of nonsmooth composite functions

Mathematics of Operations Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 677-692

  Shapiro, Alexander ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional derivatives; Nonsmooth optimization; Optimality conditions; Partially smooth functions; Semismooth functions; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SET THEORY; VECTORS;

DIRECTIONAL DERIVATIVES; NONSMOOTH OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMALITY CONDITIONS; PARTIALLY SMOOTH FUNCTIONS; SEMISMOOTH FUNCTIONS;

MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

EID: 3142782826     PISSN: 0364765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/moor.28.4.677.20512     Document Type: Article

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